Iodine Biofortification of Vegetables Could Improve Iodine Supplementation Status
Iodine is an essential trace element for both humans and animals. It is essential to produce important hormones by the thyroid gland. In most inland areas, the soils are iodine deficient and its amount is insufficient to produce agricultural crops with adequate iodine content to cover the recommende...
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| description | Iodine is an essential trace element for both humans and animals. It is essential to produce important hormones by the thyroid gland. In most inland areas, the soils are iodine deficient and its amount is insufficient to produce agricultural crops with adequate iodine content to cover the recommended daily intake. In connection with the occurrence of iodine deficiency disorders (IDDs), it has been the subject of intensive research in the past. However, following the introduction of iodized table salt in the food industry, problems related to IDD were not solved and studies on iodine mobility and bioavailability from soils are rare even today and have remained insufficiently investigated. In many countries, mainly in Europe, the prescription rate of medicaments used to treat goiter is still high. Thus, there are a considerable amount of studies looking for alternative methods for iodine supplementation in foodstuffs among the use of iodized table salt. In most cases, the subject of these studies are agricultural crops. This mini review presents the consequences of inadequate and excess iodine intake, the current status of iodine supplementation and the most recent alternative methods of the application of iodine in agriculture and its effect on the quality of used plant species. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-682403210c564ab2b06652f4f66816792023-11-20T17:15:17ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952020-10-011010157410.3390/agronomy10101574Iodine Biofortification of Vegetables Could Improve Iodine Supplementation StatusEva Duborská0Martin Urík1Martin Šeda2Institute of Laboratory Research on Geomaterials, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Mlynská dolina, Ilkovičova 6, 84215 Bratislava, Slovak RepublicInstitute of Laboratory Research on Geomaterials, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Mlynská dolina, Ilkovičova 6, 84215 Bratislava, Slovak RepublicDepartment of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, University of South Bohemia, Studentská 1668, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech RepublicIodine is an essential trace element for both humans and animals. It is essential to produce important hormones by the thyroid gland. In most inland areas, the soils are iodine deficient and its amount is insufficient to produce agricultural crops with adequate iodine content to cover the recommended daily intake. In connection with the occurrence of iodine deficiency disorders (IDDs), it has been the subject of intensive research in the past. However, following the introduction of iodized table salt in the food industry, problems related to IDD were not solved and studies on iodine mobility and bioavailability from soils are rare even today and have remained insufficiently investigated. In many countries, mainly in Europe, the prescription rate of medicaments used to treat goiter is still high. Thus, there are a considerable amount of studies looking for alternative methods for iodine supplementation in foodstuffs among the use of iodized table salt. In most cases, the subject of these studies are agricultural crops. This mini review presents the consequences of inadequate and excess iodine intake, the current status of iodine supplementation and the most recent alternative methods of the application of iodine in agriculture and its effect on the quality of used plant species.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/10/10/1574iodinebiofortificationnutritionvegetablesiodine deficiency |
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| title | Iodine Biofortification of Vegetables Could Improve Iodine Supplementation Status |
| title_full | Iodine Biofortification of Vegetables Could Improve Iodine Supplementation Status |
| title_fullStr | Iodine Biofortification of Vegetables Could Improve Iodine Supplementation Status |
| title_full_unstemmed | Iodine Biofortification of Vegetables Could Improve Iodine Supplementation Status |
| title_short | Iodine Biofortification of Vegetables Could Improve Iodine Supplementation Status |
| title_sort | iodine biofortification of vegetables could improve iodine supplementation status |
| topic | iodine biofortification nutrition vegetables iodine deficiency |
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